Sept 1, 2008 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080901/edit.htm#1 When cops turn killers Policemen seem to think they have a licence to kill – not only criminals but also innocent citizens. Their mindset has been conditioned that way because their predecessors were an instrument of repression under British rule. In Punjab, their belief got further strengthened during the terrorism days when they were given unfettered powers. The end result is that they wear two hats – that of the keepers of law occasionally, and of cold-blooded murderers usually. Some Moga policemen were wearing the latter on Friday when they set up a naka near Daulewala village. A scooterist, Pritam, was signalled to stop but his scooter was at speed and he could stop it only a few yards away from the naka. That was provocation enough for the almighty cops to beat him up ruthlessly. His cousin, Gurpal Singh who was riding pillion, was also given similar third-degree treatment. The badly thrashed Pritam was taken to hospital – not by the policemen but by his companion – where he died a few hours later. This is the beastly face that the lower constabulary presents to the public at most mofussil places and still wants the public to cooperate with it. Like it or not, the general impression among the public is that the police force is the most well-organised band of criminals. Even more shameful is the fact that the normal laws of the land are softened to the maximum extent by the policemen when the wrongdoers are their own colleagues. Action against them is so mild that it seems that they enjoy some kind of immunity. Things have gone too far, with policemen having been found to have been engaged in everything from deaths in custody, rapes in police stations and extreme brutality of the Moga kind. It is high time senior officials woke up to what is going on right under their nose. Going soft on such criminals will further increase the hate level towards the entire force. If the war on crime and terrorism is not being won by the police, it is mainly because the public treats them as a class enemy. The Moga policemen have proved once again that the reputation is well earned. |
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